ENACTMENT NO. 15 OF 1992 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1992
PART IX - PENALTIES
Section 142. Cruelty to wife, husband or children.
(1) A man who commits cruelty to his wife or to his children in whatever manner commits an offence and shall be punished with a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or with imprisonment not exceeding one year or with both such fine and imprisonment.
(2) A wife who commits cruelty to the husband or to her children in whatever manner commits an offence and shall be punished with a fine not exceeding three thousand ringgit or with imprisonment not exceeding one year or with both such fine and imprisonment.